this past sunday some friends came down to santa cruz, and we all took a surf lesson from the santa cruz surf school. although we were a bit nervous, both about our surf skillz and of the dangers that lurk in monterey bay, we all had a blast. unfortunately, our wet suits had no pockets so there are no photos of the actual lesson, but it looked a lot like this.
we learned that surfing involves a whole lot more floating around on our boards and paddling to get into position than "hangin' ten." floating around on top of the water is a very relaxing way to spend an afternoon. paddling like crazy to catch the wave is not very relaxing, but very exhilarating. this is what the waiting looks like.
david got up on his first wave and made the rest of class think surfing is easy. it's not. marta got up to her knees a few times, but fear kept her from actually standing up.
here are some photos that we took. david and ginger model wetsuits for each other in front of the surf school.
after 2 hours of floating, swimming, surfing, paddling, and building up some muscle aches in the cold ocean, we all watched some rocky and bullwinkle while soaking in the hot tub at the surf school
we'll probably do it again soon. it was very fun. we'll probably also complain about muscle aches afterwards again. we're very sore.
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